EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT-MYSTERY WITH SUBSTANCE: Hugh expertly combines real history with spine tingling horror, its vengeful ghosts and supernatural forces powerful metaphors for decades of systemic racism and injustice. Give this to fans of Black creators at the top of their genre, like Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Jordan Peele’s Nope.
FORGOTTEN BLACK HISTORY: At the center of this story is the history of Oscarville, a predominantly Black town in Georgia where the residents were victims of violence, driven out and forgotten to create Lake Lanier. A harrowing, speculative adventure, A LAKE WITH NO BOTTOM immerses readers in long-buried stories in Black American history.
DYNAMIC AUTHOR: An educator, activist, and community organizer in Atlanta, GA, Hugh’s passion for Black history, strong Georgian roots, and career as a teen educator make him a great addition to conference circuits alongside important authors like Nick Brooks (a good friend), Nic Stone, Ibi Zoboi, and Randy Ribay. A PEN America Grant Winner, his previous book, Something Like Right (FSG), won the Black Caucus of the American Library Association Youth Award
FOR FANS OF: Jason Reynolds, Ibi Zoboi, Nic Stone, , Nick Brooks, Jamison Shea, and Faridah Abike-Iyimide.
